Whiteside Douglas M, Guidotti Breting Leslie M, Butts Alissa M, Hahn-Ketter Amanda E, Osborn Katie, Towns Stephanie J, Barisa Mark, Santos Octavio A, Smith Daniel
a Department of Psychiatry , University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics , Iowa City , IA , USA.
b Department of Psychiatry , Northshore University Health System , Evanston , IL , USA.
Clin Neuropsychol. 2016 Jul;30(5):664-94. doi: 10.1080/13854046.2016.1196731.
Surveys of practicing neuropsychologists have been conducted for years; however, there have been no comprehensive surveys of neuropsychology trainees, which may result in important issues being overlooked by the profession. This survey assessed trainees' experiences in areas such as student debt, professional development, and training satisfaction.
Survey items were written by a task force of the AACN Student Affairs Committee (SAC), and neuropsychology trainees were recruited via neuropsychology-focused listservs. In total, 344 trainees completed the survey (75% female) and included participants from every region of the US and Canada.
Based on the survey questions, nearly half of all trainees (47%) indicated financial factors were the greatest limitation in their training. Student debt had a bimodal distribution; 32.7% had minimal debt, but 45% had debt >$100,000. In contrast, expected starting salaries were modest, but consistent with findings ($80-100,000). While almost all trainees intended to pursue board certification (97% through ABPP), many were 'not at all' or only 'somewhat' familiar with the process.
Results indicated additional critical concerns beyond those related to debt and lack of familiarity with board certification procedures. The results will inform SAC conference programming and the profession on the current 'state of the trainees' in neuropsychology.
对执业神经心理学家的调查已开展多年；然而，尚未对神经心理学实习生进行全面调查，这可能导致该专业忽视一些重要问题。本次调查评估了实习生在学生债务、职业发展和培训满意度等方面的经历。
调查项目由美国临床神经心理学学会（AACN）学生事务委员会（SAC）的一个特别工作组编写，通过专注于神经心理学的邮件列表招募神经心理学实习生。共有344名实习生完成了调查（75%为女性），参与者来自美国和加拿大的各个地区。
根据调查问题，近一半的实习生（47%）表示经济因素是他们培训中最大的限制。学生债务呈双峰分布；32.7%的人债务极少，但45%的人债务超过10万美元。相比之下，预期起薪适中，但与调查结果相符（8万至10万美元）。虽然几乎所有实习生都打算获得专业认证（97%通过美国专业心理学委员会认证），但许多人对认证过程“完全不”或只是“有点”熟悉。
结果表明，除了与债务和对专业认证程序不熟悉相关的问题外，还有其他关键问题。这些结果将为SAC会议的议程安排以及该专业了解神经心理学实习生的当前“状况”提供参考。
